I never anticipated how tiring growing another human could be, and recently my diary hasn’t reflected this added burden. Wednesday evenings are NCT evenings nowadays, which gives us 2.5 hours of baby ‘training’: how to hold a baby (using a doll), the realities of labour (scary), and of course the opportunity to meet seven other […]
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Cookbook challenge – Nigel Slater: beetroot and goats cheese, pork and lemons, rhubarb marscapone tart
I am writing this just after watching the first episode of a new cookery programme by Nigel Slater. As always I am struck by how genuinely nice he seems, and how much I’d like to go around to his house for dinner. In fact, years ago we used to live near to him in Highbury […]
Foodie penpals – March 2014
This month, I met my foodie penpal for the first time. Selina from Thrift Street commutes to London every day, so we decided to meet face to face. Selina brought a lovely parcel directly to my office (how’s that for service?!) and it took me seconds to rip it open and examine this month’s goodies. […]